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7 Summer 2015 Lake Elmo Park & Recreation News Family Means Youth Center Grand Opening While the doors officially opened on March 23rd, Family Means held their grand opening for their new Cimar- ron Youth Center on May 11th, 2015. The Youth Center was 100% funded through donation from the commu- nity which included furniture and fixtures. The Center can be divided into two areas (Pre K - 6th Grade and 7th - 12th Grade), has computer stations, homework lounges, and a state of the art kitchen. The building will be used for after-school programming and sum- mer programming for children in the Cimarron Neigh- borhood. The children at Cimarron and the staff at Family Means wish to thank all who have contributed. Park Commission to Remodel Tablyn Park with a Winter Focus In 2014, the Lake Elmo Park Commission engaged in a comprehensive planning process that included a com- munity survey, individual park audits and a planning re- treat in an effort to fully analyze its park system. This work resulted in a plan to revitalize the four major community parks: Pebble, Tablyn Reid, and Lions Park, to offer more amenities to residents based on the community survey and to improve park maintenance. In 2014, the Park Commission installed created a new park in the Sanc- tuary neighborhood complete with a new playground, tether ball area and soon to be added gaga ball pit. In ad- dition, the Commission re-conditioned Pebble Park with new equipment – including climbing rocks and a zipline. Currently, the Park Commission is focused on turn- ing Tablyn Park into a winter destination site with the addition of a recreation ice skating rink and ad- ditional clearing of the sledding hill (including light- ing). The baseball diamond will be moved to Pebble Park and the area will be converted to a soccer field. Reid Park Planning Begins, Resident Input Needed The Park Commission is seeking resident input on what they would like to see Reid Park become as the area of the park is set to expand by almost 100% in the next two years. The park, located off of 30th Street, is scheduled to be revitalized in 2016. If you have an idea or a suggestion, please send them to Park Commis- sion Chairman Shane Weis at shaneweis@gmail.com. County to Begin Planning Lake Elmo Regional Trail The Washington County Parks Department will begin planning an east-west trail extending from Oakdale to Stillwater beginning this fall. Cur- rently known as the Lake Elmo Regional Trail, the bike-pedestrian facility would connect major parts of the community like the downtown area, Lake Elmo Park Reserve and Stillwater High School. Homestead HOA To Plant Pollinator Garden Residents of the Homestead HOA will be the first neigh- borhood in Lake Elmo to take advantage of the City’s new “bee friendly” ordinance by planting a pollinator a park. In May, a group of Homestead residents met with the Park Commission and proposed the creation of the pollinator garden alongside Lake Elmo Avenue just north of 10th Street on an open space parcel under control of the MN Land Trust . The garden will be planted this sum- mer with the help of parkland dedication funds. Remember Lake Elmo is a bee friendly community so please check pesticde labels before applying.